Google Removing Content Keywords Feature in Search Console
Muhammad Junaid Digital Marketer
Digital Marketing: SEO, SMO, SEM, ASO, Content Marketing, Google Certified Professional
John Mueller, Webmaster Trends Analyst at Google Inc, has officially announced at Google Webmasters Blog that Google is removing Content Keywords feature in Search Console.
When Search Console (GSC) was called Webmaster Tools (GWMT), you can view the content keywords feature in left side bar under Google Index section.
Here is screen shot
The content keywords feature was useful when Googlebot crawled your website and it was easy to find in Search Analytics that how many and which Keywords are ranked for your site.
Here is a screen shot of Search Query in GSC (I optimized Black Friday Deals in Pakistan for PriceBlaze.pk)
As per John Mueller, users can be confused about the keywords listed in content keywords feature so that is why they have decided to eliminate the Content Keywords feature in Search Console.
Here is a latest version of GSC Index Section
Furthermore John Mueller said that “While our systems have gotten better, they can't read your mind: be clear about what your site is about, and what you'd like to be found for. Tell visitors what makes your site, your products and services, special!”
So Let's Every Buddy Saying goodbye to Content Keywords
Financial Representative and Event Planner
7yI have zero clues of what this is about nor do I care about black Friday deals in Pakistan. Maybe if someone who spoke English wrote it, Americans could figure it out.
If Google really eliminated things because of user confusion then they would no longer have any products whatsoever because they would have to eliminate every aspect of their user interfaces and processes.
Owner at Contempo Digital Services
7yI really feel like SEO is the easiest its ever been. You do have to choose clients that want to succeed. Natural content gets ranked better than it ever has and thats a good things. It when clients have a store in one town and want to rank locally 200 miles away for a product that gets people in trouble.